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Norwegian University of Science and Technology / https://www.ntnu.no/ub/scorpion-files/c_gracilis.phpIMAGE INFORMATION

Des Scorpions de la baye de Honduras
Trans.: Scorpions of the Bay of Honduras

Object Status:

Unlocated

Accession Date:

August 1765

Primary Source Reference:

Du Simitière Scraps, Library Company of Philadelphia, no. 96, 1

Notes:

There are numerous species of the genus Centruroides in Central America; one native to Honduras is Centruroides gracilis, picured here.

Specimen Type:

Dead/preserved

Du Simitière's Common Name:

Scorpion

Current Common Name:

Scorpion

Current Scientific Name

Centruroides